Rainbow Pasta Boils In A Pot Of Gold
Story by:
Brooke Dowd Sacco
Nothing special planned for St. Patrick’s Day? Get in the kitchen and give dinner the rainbow treatment. This pasta idea has the same bright appeal as the legendary rainbow cake, only this time the unicorn lovers get a main course.
Rainbow Pasta for a Colorful St. Patrick’s Day
The trick is to turn ordinary cooked noodles into separate batches of color, then mix them back together. The result looks like someone tipped a rainbow into the colander. A pot of gold would be nice, but a pot of pasta is considerably easier to arrange.
How the Rainbow Gets Into the Pasta
In the method published by Price Chopper, spaghetti or linguine is cooked according to the package instructions, drained, and rinsed with cold water. Portions then go into separate resealable bags containing water and food coloring.
Each bag gets mixed to coat the noodles. The colored batches are briefly rinsed individually before being combined. The color goes on after cooking, so the title’s rainbow isn’t literally boiling away in one multicolored pot.
Food Coloring Tips and the Original Rainbow Pasta Recipe
Use coloring intended for food and follow its label directions. Craft-dye pasta projects are a different thing entirely, and their instructions shouldn’t be substituted for a recipe you plan to eat.
For the dyed-noodle version, Price Chopper’s rainbow pasta instructions provide a published method to follow. Add your preferred toppings, and leave the green-drink routine to someone else.
Perfect for a colorful St. Patrick’s Day table? It certainly fits the theme. Required for unicorn appreciation? We’re not making the rules, but plain beige spaghetti may want to step up its game.
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